Tuxedo is a Poodle breed term for a mantle pattern. It describes a pattern with moderate white markings on the underbody and a solid blanket over the back of the dog. White Tuxedo Markings Some Poodle terms describe different amounts of white: Parti: White markings cover more than 50 % of the body. Abstract: White markings cover less … Read more
Parti is a breed term for piebald, it is often used in Poodles and other breeds. The informal definition says that a parti Poodle has white markings over more than 50% of its body. Parti Markings Poodle breeders use different breed terms for different amounts of white: Parti: White markings cover more than 50 % of the body. … Read more
“Abstract” is mainly a term used in Poodle breeding, but it has also been adopted by the Doodle community. An abstract Poodle has minor white markings on less than 50% of its body surface. White Abstract Markings Poodle breeders use different breed terms for different amounts of white: Parti: White markings cover more than 50 % … Read more
The D locus can cause color dilution of black or brown pigment. Homozygous recessive (d/d) dogs can only produce eumelanin that is either blue (diluted black) or lilac/isabella (diluted brown). What is Color Dilution? The melanosomes found in a dog’s pigment cells produce and store pigment before they are distributed into a growing hair. But … Read more
Learn about the base colors of eumelanin. Eumelanin is the dark type of pigment we see in canine coat colors. The most common color is the “wild type” black. However, eumelanin can be modified to other base colors, namely brown, blue, and lilac. We call them “base colors“, because they determine the darkest possible shade … Read more
Dogs with just one copy of a saddle pattern often express creeping tan. This is a pattern with bigger-than-average tan markings that are not yet large enough to qualify as classic saddle tan. What Is Creeping Tan? Creeping tan is a version of saddleback. But these dogs express an extended black saddle with large tan … Read more
The term “black & tan” usually refers to a black-based tan point pattern. Dogs with this pattern have a black coat with tan markings on their eyebrows, cheeks, chest, and undersides. Tan Point Colors Dogs need to be able to express their tan point allele (some use the new allele label ASIPBB or BB for at). They have … Read more
Blue sable dogs have a sable pattern with diluted black eumelanin. They have a phaeomelanic base color with varying amounts of blue hair tipping, mostly concentrated along their upper body. Sable Colors Dogs need to be able to express their sable allele (we shortened the new allele names ASIPDY and ASIPSY to Ay). They have to be ky/ky combined with either a mask Em/- or … Read more
Chocolate sable dogs have a sable pattern with brown eumelanin. They have a phaeomelanic base color with varying amounts of brown hair tipping mostly concentrated along their upper body. Sable Colors Dogs need to be able to express their sable allele (we shortened the new allele names ASIPDY and ASIPSY to Ay). They have to be ky/ky combined with either a mask Em/- or a … Read more
Lilac sable dogs have a sable pattern with diluted brown eumelanin. They have a phaeomelanic yellow to red base color with some amount of lilac-tipped hairs on their upper body. Sable Colors Dogs need to be able to express their sable allele (we shortened the new allele names ASIPDY and ASIPSY to Ay). They have to be ky/ky combined with either a mask Em/- … Read more